Facilitator's Guide: - College in Colorado

Creating Resumes I
The BIG Idea
• What is a resume and how can I use it to feature my strengths
and skills?
AGENDA MATERIALS
Approx. 45 minutes
I. Warm Up: Uncovering
Accomplishments (5 minutes)
II. Sharing Accomplishments
(10 minutes)
III. Identifying Accomplishment
Statements (10 minutes)
IV. Your Accomplishments
(10 minutes)
V. Wrap Up: What Goes Where?
(10 minutes)
OBJECTIVES
During this lesson, the student(s) will:
q STUDENT HANDBOOK PAGES:
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JOB SHADOW
• Student Handbook page 99,
Accomplishment Questionnaire
• Student Handbook page 100,
Model Resume
• Student Handbook pages 101 and 102,
Creating Accomplishment Statements
• Student Handbook page 103,
Resume Action Words
q FACILITATOR PAGES:
• Facilitator Resource 1, Parts of a Resume
q Overhead projector
q Chart paper and markers
• Identify their own skills and strengths and describe their accomplishments.
• Examine a sample resume to identify accomplishments and to determine resume
conventions (e.g., contact information, profile, education, experiences, etc.).
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